Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia stood at 46.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1997.
That places Gambia 188th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.2% | — |
| 1972 | 29.9% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 38.6% | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 30.4% | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 46.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 46.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +29.1% | 29.9% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 31.1% | 36.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.7% | 32.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.8% | 34.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 40.0% | 46.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 185 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 186 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 187 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 189 Bhutan 45.8% compare
- 190 Ethiopia 44.8% compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Gambia was 46.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1997.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Gambia ranks 188th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release